Dog and cat meat off the menu in Taiwan

Taiwan has banned the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat and increased the penalty for animal cruelty.

Dog and cat meat off the menu in Taiwan

Taiwan has banned the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat and increased the penalty for animal cruelty.

The legislature amended Taiwan's animal protection law to double the maximum penalty for deliberate harm to animals to two years in prison and a fine of 2 million Taiwan dollars (€61,530).

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